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Designed for everyone: (dis)Ability Design Studio
An overview of the (dis)Ability Design Studio at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The studio supports design research centered around the lived experiences of people with diverse abilities. It is a collaborative space where expert researchers, healthcare professionals, end users, and others create innovations that are useful for and usable by everyone. To learn more about the studio, visit design-studio.illinois.edu.
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Designed for everyone: (dis)Ability Design Studio [open captions]
An overview of the (dis)Ability Design Studio at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The studio supports design research centered around the lived experiences of people with diverse abilities. It is a collaborative...
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Designed for everyone: (dis)Ability Design Studio [1-minute]
The (dis)Ability Design Studio at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign supports design research centered around the lived experiences of people with diverse abilities. To learn more about the studio, visit...
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Designed for everyone: (dis)Ability Design Studio [open captions, vertical]
An overview of the (dis)Ability Design Studio at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The studio supports design research centered around the lived experiences of people with diverse abilities. It is a collaborative...
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Tinnitus, blood flow and the brain (3min)
Researchers at the University of Illinois use MRI imaging to explore the link between tinnitus, hearing loss, and blood flow in the brain.
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Stanley Ikenberry (1935-2025) remarks from 2014 anniversary symposium
Stanley Ikenberry, former U of I System president, presents his remarks at the Beckman Institute's 25th Anniversary Symposium in 2014. Ikenberry passed away at age 90 on April 1, 2025.
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Beckman Institute Open House 2025
The Beckman Institute's open house is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 4, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5. We hope to see you there!
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Molecules and mentoring: studying science too small to see
With notepads, chalkboards and cardboard boxes as her canvases, Beckman postdoc Ashley Lenhart creatively visualizes her smaller-than-life research on inflammation. Her work is invisible to the naked eye. But Lenhart’s career is patterned in...
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Molecules and mentoring: studying science too small to see (3 min)
With notepads, chalkboards and cardboard boxes as her canvases, Beckman postdoc Ashley Lenhart creatively visualizes her smaller-than-life research on inflammation. Her work is invisible to the naked eye. But Lenhart’s career is patterned in...
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Bloodsuckers: Nature's vampires under the microscope
Frightful microscopic images of nature's vampires straight from the Beckman Institute's Microscopy Suite. To read about these bloodsucking bugs, visit
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Bloodsuckers: Nature's vampires under the microscope (90 seconds)
Frightful microscopic images of nature's vampires straight from the Beckman Institute's Microscopy Suite. To read about these bloodsucking bugs, visit
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Bloodsuckers: Nature's vampires under the microscope (90 second, vertical)
Frightful microscopic images of nature's vampires straight from the Beckman Institute's Microscopy Suite. To read about these bloodsucking bugs, visit
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Using EEG to explore comprehension and attention
Neuroscientist Kara Federmeier and her Cognition and Brain Lab use brain waves, a children's toy and biofeedback to help people control their mental states at the Beckman Institute Open House. Her lab uses electroencephalography (EEG) to explore how...
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How an EEG toy can help you control your brain waves
Neuroscientist Kara Federmeier and her Cognition and Brain Lab use EEG brain waves, a children's toy and biofeedback to help people control their attention. To learn more about the CAB Lab, visit https://cogandbrainlab.web.illinois.edu.